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| The
1953 Panola County courthouse |
| "The
courthouse annex on the right side of the picture behind the courthouse was built
several years ago and all of the courtrooms were moved there. The courtrooms that
were at each end of the 1953 building are now occupied by the county clerk's office
and the district clerk's office." - Terry
Jeanson, December 2007 photo |
Present
Panola County Courthouse
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Carthage, Texas
Date - 1953
Style - Modern
Architect - Preston M. Geren
Material -
Concrete and brick
One of the worst architectural errors in judgement
occurred in Panola County in 1956. The 1885
courthouse (a twin to Shelby County’s courthouse) was replaced with the 1953
structure in use today. The old courthouse was auctioned for materials and a park
was made of the courthouse lawn.
See The
Castle Builder by Bob Bowman
Architect Jacob Joseph Emmett
Gipson, and the Shelby and Panola County courthouses.
Carthage became
the county seat in l884 when Jonathan Anderson donated 100 acres for the townsite.
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The
1953 Panola County Courthouse
Postcard courtesy THC, 1960s |
The
1885 Panola County Courthouse as it appeared in 1939
Notice the similarity
to the Shelby County Courthouse below.
Photo courtesy TXDoT |
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1939 photo Courtesy TxDoT |
| Drawing
of the 1885 Panola County courthouse by artist Stan Routh. |
| "This
drawing, along with dozens of other Stan Routh drawings and other historical photos,
is hanging in the county clerk's office of the current courthouse." - Terry
Jeanson, December 2007 photo |
Another
view of the 1885 Panola County Courthouse
1940s Postcard courtesy www.rootsweb.com/ %7Etxpstcrd/ |
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